THEME EXPLORATION

death curse

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Moon over Morocco
Moon over Morocco
1931 · Julien Duvivier
Final Destination Bloodlines
Final Destination Bloodlines
2025 · Adam B. Stein & Zach Lipovsky
The Eternal Evil of Asia
The Eternal Evil of Asia
1995 · Cash Chin Man-Kei
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Jenjira, Brother Triam
Jenjira, Brother Triam
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
Benny’s Video
Benny’s Video
1992 · Michael Haneke
Di Cavalcanti
Di Cavalcanti
1977 · Glauber Rocha
Fearless
Fearless
1993 · Peter Weir
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 · J. Lee Thompson
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
Il caso Mattei
Il caso Mattei
1972 · Francesco Rosi
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
The Dead Father
The Dead Father
1986 · Guy Maddin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Nobuhiko Obayashi Japan

His masterpiece 'Hausu' uses supernatural curses and death as surreal, visually inventive metaphors for trauma and family dissolution.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' explore death curses as inevitable biological transformations and corporeal punishments.

 Takashi Miike Japan

His films including 'Audition' and the 'Ichi the Killer' franchise depict death curses as cycles of violence and karmic retribution.